Lighten Up!

By Neil Cavuto

Published May 21, 2015

It amazes me how humorless some people are. I'm reminded "how" humorless after defending Rush Limbaugh (search) and the very rich on my show.

I was discussing both issues with some friends, some of whom are very liberal and very angry. The two seem to go hand-in-hand: A lot of liberals really need to lighten up -- but that's another issue.

Anyway, what I call the "really" liberal guy bashes me for supporting someone who likes to wag his finger at others for bad behavior. Before he could finish, I reminded him that "he" never said boo when a certain president he loved "wagged" his finger too.

He argued, very different.

"How?" I asked.

"Bill Clinton never lectured anyone," he said.

I'm having fun now, so I joked, "It's OK when it's about sex, not OK when it's about drugs, prescription, or otherwise?"

He literally got up from the table and walked out.

In walks a fairly well-known broadcaster who tells me Rush is an abomination.

"And you are Saint Francis?" I asked.

He ignored me.

I went on. "Boy, you guys went full throttle with the Rush story... more than you did the Arnold and groping story. Slow news day, I guess."

The well-known broadcaster shoots back, "It's news."

I shoot back, "So it's not news when Democrats do this."

"No," he said. "Because most Democrats aren't hypocrites."

And besides, he adds, Rush always called himself "the almighty one."

I reminded him that certainly he knew Rush was joking.

"I think he was very serious," he said.

"I think you're nuts," I said. "But nuts in a good way. A funny kind of nuts," I added.

Not a smile. Just a glare and he walked out.

So I'm thinking to myself, "Is it my deodorant?"

Believe me, I have no problem with liberals. I have a very big problem with super-serious liberals. Actually super-serious anyone! People who I know damn well wouldn't read too many critical e-mails, or stand for too many big head and big ego jokes. No, they are too important, too big for that.

Here's what I say: Get over that. And while you're at it, get over yourselves. You're already a riot and you don't even know it.

But I'm just kidding, right?

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